BlueMazza 0 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Given the board are talking about Europe - through Scottish Cup qualification (I know they talked about it as a nice to have) this needs to be worked on fast. This has been an ongoing issue for many years and it's quite disgraceful. The lack of cover from the elements is absolutely shocking. I'd happily help pay. I enjoy my trips to Ibrox - well now I do lol - and I feel every fan should feel the same, not be having to navigate a stadium unsuitable for their needs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,664 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Interesting results so far in the poll: 46% of respondents happy to help with 39% preferring to leave it to the club and 14% undecided. Further to that, of those happy to donate, majority would like to see some sort of stadium development fund created to help facilitate such fan donations on an ongoing basis. However, just under a quarter would be willing to pay up to £20 per year for 3-5 years. So far just under 300 people have responded. Food for thought for the stakeholder group being formed by the club. Please vote now if you haven't already. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,679 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 How many disabled fans should the club cater for? Just the UEFA minimum or more? Is there a waiting list for disabled fans? If so, how many are on it? Should the club cater for all of them plus an allowance for casual fans? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 How many disabled fans should the club cater for? Just the UEFA minimum or more? Is there a waiting list for disabled fans? If so, how many are on it? Should the club cater for all of them plus an allowance for casual fans? As far as I'm aware there is still a waiting list, prior to the 35 spaces being installed in the East Enclosure the waiting list was over 10 years long, (presently I don't know how many are on it or how long it is). The UEFA guideline on capacity shouldn't be viewed as a maximum. I see no reason for not catering to casual wheelchair fans, there's a type of seating that can be installed that can convert to a wheelchair space if needed and used in the normal manner if not. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,679 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks FS. The convertible seating sounds like it could be the way to go. However is access a major issue also? Bar 72 was mentioned before but from memory there are limited lifts in the Govan and elsewhere in the stadium. There is the challenge of getting fans to their seats and meeting health and safety rules as presumably there would need to be provisions in case of emergencies? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks FS. The convertible seating sounds like it could be the way to go. However is access a major issue also? Bar 72 was mentioned before but from memory there are limited lifts in the Govan and elsewhere in the stadium. There is the challenge of getting fans to their seats and meeting health and safety rules as presumably there would need to be provisions in case of emergencies? Yes access is one of the major issues to overcome and the design and construction of the stadium do not lend themselves to easy adaption, health and safety issues as you point out complicate matters even further. This is one of the reasons I favour a step by step stand by stand approach where the provision of the facilities go hand in hand with the general upgrading/refurbishment of a stand, whilst that may take longer than would be ideal I feel it would be better all round. Temporary facilities (such as those you see at concerts) could be installed for European games, I'm pretty sure if UEFA were to see that the improvements were being installed in a planned structured manner over a few seasons that they would take a favourable view, there is a precedent for such actions the Europa Cup Final that took place in Fenerbache's new ground a few seasons back had temporary wheelchair facilities installed for the final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yes access is one of the major issues to overcome and the design and construction of the stadium do not lend themselves to easy adaption, health and safety issues as you point out complicate matters even further. This is one of the reasons I favour a step by step stand by stand approach where the provision of the facilities go hand in hand with the general upgrading/refurbishment of a stand, whilst that may take longer than would be ideal I feel it would be better all round. Temporary facilities (such as those you see at concerts) could be installed for European games, I'm pretty sure if UEFA were to see that the improvements were being installed in a planned structured manner over a few seasons that they would take a favourable view, there is a precedent for such actions the Europa Cup Final that took place in Fenerbache's new ground a few seasons back had temporary wheelchair facilities installed for the final. Good compromise thinking, especially helpful for this board to catch up to the job required to be done. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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